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orangecrush

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34. This happened early in the marriage

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:19 AM

May 31

And his wife said they worked through it and it's nobobys fucking business, and said the campaign aide she confided in "spread malicious gossip".

"The wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said she was “deeply hurt” after details of her husband’s extramarital sexting became public Saturday, accusing a former campaign official and confidante of betraying her trust."

"“I know who Graham is,” Gertner said in a statement delivered through Platner’s campaign. “I know the man I married and the husband he has been to me on the best and the worst days of my life. That hasn’t changed, and it won’t.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/30/politics/graham-platner-wife-campaign

The way the press is presenting this seems to be intended to destroy the campaign.

The headlines are misleading.

They really are using every tool in their ratfucking box to prevent a Democratic majority.

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Republicans vote for a rapist felon while Democrats squabble over imperfections. [View all] dalton99a May 31 OP

We couldnt vote for John Glenn or Gary Hart Johonny May 31 #1

rePUKES are much better at ratfucking wolfie001 May 31 #21

THIS orangecrush May 31 #37

Howard Dean screamed and he was banished. Will Rogers said it best: flashman13 May 31 #51

It's an old story. marble falls May 31 #2

Rape apologists and liars are not exactly "imperfections", in my book, niyad May 31 #3

And definitely not "good" MorbidButterflyTat May 31 #106

Eh, people aren't squabbling over imperfections Sympthsical May 31 #4

+3 Emile May 31 #7

No. We're talking about bad judgment. Quiet Em May 31 #8

Honest question Sympthsical May 31 #12

There is a history of dishonesty, bad actions and bad judgment Quiet Em May 31 #13

Yes, I don't think it's a good idea to nominate someone LisaL May 31 #17

"This is like George Santos level." krkaufman May 31 #53

This claim is George Santos level. mr715 May 31 #65

Let's fix that for you to be more accurate EdmondDantes_ May 31 #117

And he's polling at 76% after all that Sympthsical May 31 #119

And while we're looking for perfection, MAGA and Pukes win time and fucking time again paleotn May 31 #14

I think we are nowhere near perfection with this guy. LisaL May 31 #15

He's nowhere even close to that range, Quiet Em May 31 #19

You want Susan then and more Republican agenda. paleotn May 31 #22

No. I don't want Susan Collins. Quiet Em May 31 #25

At this point, you have two alternatives. paleotn May 31 #27

Your point sounds exactly like Nina Turner's Quiet Em May 31 #31

Life, reality doesn't care what you don't care for. paleotn May 31 #33

how is she wrong? Skittles May 31 #105

She would be correct if she had applied it to this situation - Maine Quiet Em May 31 #109

ahh, OK Skittles May 31 #110

Right. NT was comparing PEDO to Biden... she was Cha Jun 1 #124

He's polling 9 points ahead of her. If we don't shoot ourselves in the feet, our odds are quite good. Scrivener7 May 31 #86

Unfortunately polling isn't votes. Quiet Em May 31 #90

I hate that I really don't care about him sexting someone not his wife. Once upon a time I think I would have. But Scrivener7 May 31 #91

I care about him being a rape apologist and a liar. The sexting garbage niyad May 31 #108

No shit. Did you read the rest? paleotn May 31 #20

BUT, with this guy, we ARE near to getting rid of Susan Collins. Scrivener7 May 31 #85

So, someone has to be "perfect" to run as a Democrat? Bettie May 31 #93

Nobody is asking for perfection Quiet Em May 31 #18

Welcome to an imperfect world. You damn sure better get use to it. paleotn May 31 #26

Nobody finds six more years of Susan Collins appealing Quiet Em May 31 #48

Mills could not wrangle enough support to keep the lights on so questionseverything May 31 #56

Few of her supporters seem to recognize this mr715 May 31 #67

Are you telling me that there was nobody else in Maine the recruiters could have found? Quiet Em May 31 #72

Nobody found him, he decided to run and started talking to the people of Maine questionseverything May 31 #75

At this point, that's moot. They didn't find someone better. And this guy is way ahead in the primary polling. Scrivener7 May 31 #87

I have yet to speak to a Mainer who doesn't love the guy. Akakoji Jun 1 #131

Yeah, who said anything about wanting "perfect"? Cha Jun 1 #127

Yep indeedy RetiredParatrooper May 31 #49

Unfortunately, I think you are right. Reality sucks sometimes for sure. But we nevetheless KPN May 31 #58

Question SocialDemocrat61 May 31 #29

A rare opportunity to disagree with you! yardwork May 31 #57

I don't disagree with you at all Sympthsical May 31 #83

Well said, Sympthsical mr715 May 31 #63

to be fair Skittles May 31 #100

Is it okay if Mainers vote first? MorbidButterflyTat May 31 #107

'Imperfections'? sheshe2 May 31 #5

Or Susan and the Republican agenda. Our choice. paleotn May 31 #16

You should tell that to sheshe2 May 31 #38

Maybe if Janet Mills was a good candidate, she would've done some oppo. mr715 May 31 #64

She was run off...on that we can agree! sheshe2 May 31 #74

I don't think we agree. mr715 May 31 #76

I know we don't, I was being facetious. sheshe2 May 31 #82

DURec leftstreet May 31 #6

We also knife incumbents in the back. nt. BootinUp May 31 #9

"We are oft to blame in this... Torchlight May 31 #10

But look where this felon got us. LisaL May 31 #11

Ugh wolfie001 May 31 #24

Platner isn't a felon. Scrivener7 May 31 #89

..... wolfie001 May 31 #95

Vote for Platner or shoot yourself in the foot. Again wolfie001 May 31 #23

The latest "foot shooting" incident if you been keeping track as they go by. paleotn May 31 #28

I have to be careful. I really don't want to offend anyone here wolfie001 May 31 #94

Fetterman. nt sheshe2 Jun 1 #123

Platner ain't runnin in California. And I'm glad he ain't. Iggo Jun 1 #125

I'm in Maryland wolfie001 Jun 1 #130

Exactly SocialDemocrat61 May 31 #30

Every election cycle. The same thing. paleotn May 31 #32

This happened early in the marriage orangecrush May 31 #34

"This happened early in the marriage" They only been married 2-1/2 years EX500rider May 31 #77

So we won't marry him. He doesn't seem to be very good at marriage. But he's polling ahead of Collins. Scrivener7 May 31 #88

We hold ourselves to a higher standard because we can and we should Grim Chieftain May 31 #35

We're going to hold ourselves to losing a majority orangecrush May 31 #40

So, you don't think we should hold ourselves to a higher standard? Grim Chieftain May 31 #97

Ah, let me think orangecrush May 31 #99

Okay, so we disagree Grim Chieftain May 31 #102

I wonder if she feels we should go high with Trump orangecrush May 31 #104

Yep... They'll say, B.See May 31 #111

Explain How That Strategy Succeeds ProfessorGAC May 31 #96

You show them Renew Deal May 31 #98

We all want the perfect candidate. Guess what? There is no such thing. Platner is flawed, like all the others. Fil1957 May 31 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 31 #103

Much of this controversy is astroturfing by the usual suspects: the same who smeared Mamdani Ponietz May 31 #39

"The usual suspects"? sheshe2 May 31 #112

Republicans are goal oriented and the ends justify the means, any means dlk May 31 #41

We can bask in our purity orangecrush May 31 #43

The gloves came off a long time ago dlk May 31 #46

It's pretty obvious orangecrush May 31 #52

Should We Also Have A Low Bar? Your Definition Of... ColoringFool May 31 #42

Why Are Some Of You Convinced You Know To Whom The OP.... ColoringFool May 31 #44

Yep perfect example is Graham Platner oldmanlynn May 31 #45

That's not the problem. yardwork May 31 #59

Independents might might the tattoo and the XXX pics mr715 May 31 #68

The rules of politics have been re-written a long time ago. Scandals are normalized now. TheSphinx May 31 #47

Just doing everything I can in my home state of Texas limits my time to worry about Maine. walkingman May 31 #50

If you're talking about Platner or Swalwell, I see it differently. yardwork May 31 #54

The people of Maine get to decide, thank goodness questionseverything May 31 #71

We are on the verge of troops in the streets nationally hadEnuf May 31 #55

In a way, we do. ananda May 31 #60

That's what we all have to kinda do. hadEnuf May 31 #66

The big learning curve has been how not to be nice and civil... ananda May 31 #70

Purity tests will be the death of our Democracy. What I am 100% certain of is that the NoMoreRepugs May 31 #61

that's very true samsingh May 31 #62

Here's the thing about Republicans and Trump agingdem May 31 #69

Just Remember Deep State Witch May 31 #73

Fetterman was a completely different person before his stroke questionseverything May 31 #78

It's frustrating MustLoveBeagles May 31 #79

"Republicans vote for a rapist felon" J_William_Ryan May 31 #80

no one is "perfect" Skittles May 31 #116

Is that where the bar is now? RandySF May 31 #81

100% Blue Full Moon May 31 #84

Is there a line short of rapist sarisataka May 31 #92

yup.....literally being compared to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles May 31 #115

ah, OK Skittles May 31 #101

I guess you didn't think the O/P was about Platner. AloeVera May 31 #113

so he doesn't have a nazi tatto? Skittles May 31 #114

... AloeVera May 31 #118

That's been the case for decades. Orrex May 31 #120

Sorry, but I don't use how Republicans act Boo1 May 31 #121

Democrats are afraid to run Women or Gays but donheld Jun 1 #122

Hey! LuvLoogie Jun 1 #126

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Jun 1 #128

Suddenly, getting the majority is important. Math makes a return! betsuni Jun 1 #129